didn't want to hijack larry's thread!

[funsongs]

And funsongs...
Thanks for helping me name my next country song

You're welcome... ride 'em, Cowboy... giddy-yup!
I was having images pop up of one of my favorite westerns: "Open Range".

And;fwiw - long version of my short-story:
"funsongs" is just the shortened version & handle from when I started creating
written lyric-charts for copyright purposes: funsongs, uh-huh
from the time when someone asked me, "what kind of songs do you like to write?"
When I replied "fun songs! - I hope... music that I would listen to."... it kinda stuck.
I didn't know it would launch my own variety genre.
("A horse with no name" had already been taken. )

When discovering the forums and Monday night TAXI-TV... there's already Peter D.
Not wanting to be the cause for confusion, "funsongs" worked there.
Really I'm aka:
Peter
aka: Peter R./Pedro/#4/"Hey You!..."
PS - go Colts (for Luck)... and go Seahawks (for Pete's sake)... big day for NFL fans.
https://soundcloud.com/funsongs-1

[robbspencer]

Cool beans peter
As sonwriters we always have to have our ears open for a great lyric!!!

[funsongs]

Cool beans peter
As songwriters we always have to have our ears open for a great lyric!!!

Indeed, Robb... but at the moment, I'm not getting any special vibe from
"Cool Beans Peter". Sorry, Bro.
(maybe when the caffeine kicks in...!)
Have a great day.

[larrymagee]

Hi Rob - I've learned a lot form your thread. No worries about highjacking. In reading the book "shortcuts to songwriting for film", she says a melody and hook are needed. If that is true, and If you have time, you might want to lay a short, repeating, melodic hook over what you have done.

Maybe the more experienced people, here, will chime in and say if that's really needed.

[andygabrys]

funny thing bout instrumental cues……


a "melody" played on a specific instrument may or may not be the best kind of "hook". A hook can be a chord pattern or some other kind of instrumental "hook"

[robbspencer]

Thanks again everybody!
I actually spent another hour or two trying to sweeten the mix and i ended up nixing a couple of morectracks that weren't as tight as they could have been. Larry, wisecmove reading that book. It's been calling my name for a couple of weeks now. Think i will place my order
In closing, regardless of whether or not i get forwarded, no regrets. I enjoy doing this and am learning so much from it.
Thick skin is an asset in this business IMO...
Have a super day!!